The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1887-02-02
Great Excitement in Wales
about a Marvellous Cure.
Living Six Years without
GOiug to Bed,


days at the pleasant seaside town of
Abcrys twitb, Caldiganshire, Wales, /
heard related what seemed TO me either
q fabulous Story or marvellous cure.
The story was thata poor sufferer who
had not been able TO lie down in he'd for
six long years, given up to die by al the
Doctors, had been speedily cured by
some Patent Medicine. Il was related
with the more implicit confidence from
the circumstance, as was said, that the
Nicnr Of Llanrystyd was familiar with
the facts, and could vuuch for the truth
Of the report
Having little curiosity TO know how
such stotiCs GROW in travelling, | took
the liberty while at the village of Liam.
rystyd to call upon the Vicar, the Rev.
T. Evans, aud to enquire about this
wonderful cure. Though II total stran.
ger to him, both he and his wife most
grnciously entertained me in n half
hours ConyclsatiOn, principally touching
the case of Mr.. Pugh, in which they
seemed TO take II deep and sympathetic
interest, having been familiar with his
suilcrings, and now rcjoiccd in what
seemed 10 them a most remarkable cure.
lie strongly vouchcd Mr.. VIM. Pughs
character as u respectable farmer and
worthy Of credit. | left the venerable
Vicar with liyciier sense of the happy
relation Of pastor and people, feeling
thnt he was one who truly sympalhiscd
with all who are afflicted in mind, body.
or estate.
On my return to Aherystwith, | was
impressed with q desire to sec Mr.. Pugh,
whose reputation stood so high. His
farm is called Paucom Mawr signifying
"aboye the dinglc," situated near the
summit of smooth round hill, over.
looking beautiful valley in which is
situated the lovely ivymantlcd Church
of Llauddeinol. [ found Mr.. Pugh,
apparently about 0years old, Of medium
height, rather slight, with Il pleasant and
intelligent face. | told him | had heard
of his great allliction and of his remark.
able and almost miraculous relief, and
that | had come to learn from his own
lips, what there was Of truth In the rc.
ports.
Mr.. Pugh remarked that his neigh.
Iors had taken Il kindly and symp-
athletic interest in his case for many
years, but of late their interest had been
greatly awakened by II happy change in
his condition. What you report us hav.
ing heard abroad, said he, is substant.
tally true, with one exception. | never
understood that my case was ever given
up rs hopeless by any Physician. |
have been treated by several Doctors
hereabouts, MS good as any in Wales, but
unfortunately no prescription Of theirs
ever brought the desired relief.
Fifteen years ago, he said, ] first be.
came conscious OF Il sour and deraugcd
stomach and loss of appetite, which the
Doctors told me was Dyspepsia, What
food / could hold in my stomach seem.
cd to do me no good and was often
thrown up with painful retchings. This
was followed after a time with hoarse-
ness and Il raw soreness Of the throat
which the Doctors called bronchitis,
and | was treated for that, but with
little success. Then came shortncss OF
breath and sense of suilocation, cspe.
cially nights, with clammy sweat, and |
would have TO yet out of bed and some
times open door or window in winter
weather to fill my lungs with The cold
air.
The Vicar remarked that he presumed
his name had been connected with the
report from his having mentioned the
case to Mr.. John Thomas, a chemist of
Llanon. lie said Mr.. Pugh was former
" resident of thcir parish, but was now
living in the parish OF Llanddcinol.
This medicine they administered 20
me according to the directions, when TO
their surprise aud delight no less than
my own, the spasm ceased. / became at
ease, and my stomach was Gained. My
bowels were moved as by gentle
calhurtic, and | felt n sense of quiet
comfort all through such as | had not
before realized in many years. | could
walk around the house and breathe
comfortably in few hours after had
taken the medicine. have continued
to take the medicine daily now for
something over two months, and | can
lie down and sleep swcetly mt nights
and have not since had recurrence of
those terrible spasms and sweatings.
have been so long broken down and re.
duccd in my whole system that | have
not tried to perform any very hard out.
door labor, dceming it best to he pru.
dent lest by OycreXertion ! may do N.Y.
self injury before my strength is fully
restored. | feel that my stomach and
bowels have been and ARE being thor.
oughly renovated and renewed by the
medicine. In fact | feel like Il new
man.
Early in this last spring / had q still
more severe spasmcdic attack, and my
family and uoighbors became alarmed,
believing that certainly l would not su
viyc, when neighbor, who had some
knowledge, or bad heard of the mcdi.
cine, sent to AborystwiIh 10y the driver
of the Omnibus Post, some seven miles
distant, and fetched Il bottle of Mother
Seigels Curative Syrup.
! have been much congratulated by
my neiehbors, especially by the good
Vicar of Llanrystyd, who with his sym.
pathetic wife have come three miles to
shed tears of JOY on my recovery.
babe Mr.. Pugh goodbye happy that
even one at least among thousands had
found remedy for an aggrayating dis.
case.
About six years ago l became so bad
that could not sleep in bed, but had to
take my unquet rest and dreamy sleep
sitting in an armchair My aflliction
seemed to be working downward into
my bowels as well As upwards into nay
lungs and throat. In the violent cough.
ing spasms which grew more frequent,
my abdomen would expand and collapse
and at times it would seem that should
suiI'ocntc. All this time | was reduced
in strength so that l could perform no
hard labor and nay spirits wcr" conse
qucntly much depressed
Believing this remarkable case of
DyspeptiC Asthma should be known to
tlc DubliC | brw 10 submit the above